Bob

[alreadypacked]

Me : Have you configured the firewall like I asked?

Bob : Oh yes, is all done in the correct way! <headwobble> = I don't understand what you want me to do but this is the correct answer.

Next Day :

Me : Did you configured the firewall like I asked?

Bob : Oh yes, has all be done most correctly! <headwobble>= I don't understand what you want me to do, but this is the correct answer.


Next Day :

Me : I've just had the Pen Test reports. The firewall wasn't properly configured. Did you do it like I asked?

Bob : No. = I still don't understand what you want me to do, but this is the correct answer.

FTFY

 

[chef]

headwobble explained

 

[stek]

I understood the head wobble to be the same as the western nod. I've seen people unaware of this fact, go almost insane with anger over it. I'm sure there will have been a few murders.

From Wikipedia..

The head bobble, head wobble, or Indian head shake refers to a common gesture found in South Asian cultures, most notably in India. This form of nonverbal communication is sometimes referred to as "Indian head shake" or as travel journalist Stephan Wilkinson has described it, "a vague cock of the head." The motion usually consists of a side-to-side tilting of the head in arcs along the coronal plane.[1] It is often performed by the listener in agreement with what is being said by the speaker, such that the speaker perceives there is 'no problem' with the message currently being conveyed.[2]

 

[Mich the Tester]

Bob, you are wasting your time and my time. Seeing as I get paid about 40 times as much for my time as you do for your time, please continue.

 

[Wobblyheed]

In an office of 45 about 35 are Bobs. Fortunately they're are on a different project to me. **** knows what they do.

All come in together at 9. Heads down at their desks till 12.30. All move to eating area where they open their tupperware containers of curry and rice and proceed to stink out the building. All back to desks at 1pm, heads down until 5.30 and off they all troop out of the building. They hardly ever speak unless it's in hindi, punjabi or whatever to the Bob next to him. The Bobettes are the quietest creatures on the planet - If they do speak it's in the shy, whispering voice of a small child speaking to the teacher on it's first day at school. One of them even asked the Test Centre manager if they could be excused to go to the toilet

I'm guessing they must be doing something right otherwise why would they be over here?

 

[sasguru]

duplicate post

 

[sasguru]

Bob, you are wasting your time and my time. Seeing as I get paid about 40 times as much for my time as you do for your time, please continue.

That won't last long term since you are not 40 times as good as Bob.

That statement ecompasses the whole problem with Western entitlement.

 

[Mich the Tester]

That won't last long term since you are not 40 times as good as Bob.

That statement ecompasses the whole problem with Western entitlement.

Hmm, we'll see, but there are quite a few very big Dutch firms giving up on them and bringing the work back home.

 

[Mich the Tester]

Bob's wage inflation is so high that by the time the Bobs understand what goes on in western businesses and learn to communicate properly their price advantage will have evaporated.

 

[eek]

I'm guessing they must be doing something right otherwise why would they be over here?

Many bodies, much cheapness. If they are self contained its also look busyness until the absolute final, final deadline is reached then on to next project.